Strong's H1769 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: דִּיבוֹן (Dîybôwn)

Pronunciation: dee-bome'

POS: dee-bome' Morph: n-pr-loc

Exegesis: or (shortened) ; from ; pining

Definition: or (shortened) דִּיבֹן; from דּוּב; pining; Dibon, the name of three places in Palestine; Dibon. (Also, with גָּד added, Dibon-gad.)

KJV Usage: Dibon. (Also, with added, Dibon-gad.)

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. Dibon = "wasting"
• 2. 1) a town in Moab on the east side of the Jordan which was taken over by the Israelites and rebuilt by the children of Gad
• 3. 2) a place in south Judah reinhabited by the men of Judah after the return from captivity

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